Which of the Following Is an Example of Specialization

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of specialization?  

• A) a firm that produces a line of related products, such as eight kinds of breakfast cereal 
• B) a physician with an orthopaedic surgery practice 
• C) a family that eats at Wendy's every Thursday night 
• D) a retailer that sells goods but provides no services

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Definitions:

Fixed Interval

A reinforcement schedule where a reward is given after a predetermined time period has passed following a response.

Fixed Ratio

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is reinforced only after a specified number of correct responses, often leading to high rates of response.

Variable Interval

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is rewarded after an unpredictable amount of time has passed, in operant conditioning.

Variable Ratio

A reinforcement schedule in operant conditioning where a response is reinforced after an unpredictable number of responses.